Telesupport: Evaluation of Professionally Led Support Groups for Caregivers

Evaluation of Professionally Led Support Groups for Caregivers

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00259415

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2005-11-29

Start date

2000-09-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-07-08

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Conditions

Caregiver Burden

Keywords

Support groups, Alzheimer's Disease

Brief summary

This study is a collaborative effort between a community-based service organization, Supportive Older Women's Network (SOWN), and an academic research division at Thomas Jefferson University (TJU). We plan to use a randomized controlled two-group design to: 1) test the effectiveness of the intervention at 6 months to enhance social support and perceived efficacy in comparison to a control group; 2) test if gains are sustained over 12 months (within experimental group comparison); and 3) evaluate the cost and cost effectiveness of the intervention. Three secondary study aims are to describe the process and content of tele-support groups (dose/intensity, support group topics); evaluate the relative benefits for African American and White females; and determine if control group subjects benefit from receiving a peer's telephone number for mutual support (within group comparison between 6 and 12 months).

Interventions

BEHAVIORALCaregiver support via telephone

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Masking

SINGLE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

55 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

* Caregivers will be recruited for study participation who fit the following criteria: 1) female, 2) 55 or older, 3) has been a caregiver for a minimum of 6 months, 3) provides care to a person with a physician's diagnosis of ADRD, 4) has weekly access to a telephone for one hour without interruption during working hours, or if unable to have uninterrupted time, willing to have home-maker service. Homemaker service during the tele-group meetings will be arranged by the recruitment source. For this study, we plan to recruit only females since they represent the majority of those providing care to persons with ADRD and have been shown to demonstrate significantly more stress and negative health outcomes than male caregivers.

Exclusion criteria

* Male * under age of 55 * not a caregiver of person with ADRD

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Caregiver depression	—
Caregiver burdern	—
Caregiver social support	—

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026